Something — someone — was in the air on Nov. 6. It was unseasonably hot, 78 degrees in Manhattan and the air was heavy, the life of the city and its people drained. If you didn’t know about the election, you might’ve guessed that someone had died. You wouldn’t be …
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Nicole Scherzinger is clearing up what she meant when she commented on far-right troll and accused sexual abuser Russell Brand‘s post. On Friday, the Pussycat Doll apologized to the fans who thought her comment on his Instagram showing off a MAGA-style “Make Jesus First Again” cap was “politically related,” stating …
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Now that Donald Trump has won the White House, the American oligarchs who helped facilitate his return to power are waiting with open hands for payoff. Elon Musk is already getting his. The billionaire owner of Tesla, SpaceX, and X (formerly Twitter) poured millions into Trump’s reelection effort, campaigned on …
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Donald Trump will be president again. Far more dispiriting than what the election says about Trump is what his win says about the American body politic. We are a house divided on a fault line of decency. Trump’s venality, his bigotry and racism, his fondness for dictators, and his disregard …
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Donald Trump won the 2024 presidential election in convincing fashion, trouncing Kamala Harris in the Electoral College and becoming the first Republican to win the popular vote in 20 years. He claimed during his victory speech that he has “an unprecedented and powerful mandate” to do what he wants — …
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Kamala Harris’ 2024 campaign started out fun. It opened with the politics of joy, and a hearty dose of mockery aimed at Donald Trump and his running mate, J.D. Vance. The campaign quickly adopted a different tack — attempting to project strength and leadership, while courting support from Republicans concerned …
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Seth Meyers offered a message of joy following the news of Donald Trump‘s win in the 2024 presidential election. “So I was watching results, and I knew I would be here a few hours later to talk about it, and I couldn’t help but think — and this is genuine …
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At Bridgestone Arena in Nashville on Wednesday night, Billie Eilish admitted that she “couldn’t really fathom” the idea of getting on stage to perform that night. The musician had been feeling the heavy weight of Donald Trump‘s win in the presidential election. Earlier in the day, she took to social …
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During the final weeks of the 2024 campaign, Kamala Harris toured battleground states with former Republican Rep. Liz Cheney. After she and her dad, Iraq War architect and former Vice President Dick Cheney, endorsed Harris, the Democratic nominee said she was “honored to have their endorsement,” calling them “well-respected,” and …
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Maren Morris has shared a snippet of a new song, with fitting lyrics following Donald Trump‘s victoryin the 2024 presidential election. “Unreleased song I felt like sharing on this day,” she wrote on her Instagram story. On it, she sings over a delicate piano, “Feels like the worst year’s always …
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